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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Economic Sanctions | Popular But Not Painless

Richard Nephew, a former principal deputy coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the US Department of State who now teaches at Columbia University, visited Global Finance to discuss economic sanctions, their effectiveness, and why corporate finance leaders should care.

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Can New CEO End Crisis For Teva Pharmaceutical

Kåre Schultz willtake over as CEO at a time when the pharmaceutical companystruggles withcompetition, downwardpressure on drug prices,expiring patents, risingoperational costs, bribery investigations,fines and failed acquisitions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Fund Raising: SPACs Return To Favor

SPACs ,created in the US in the 1990s to help financial sponsors raise funds more quickly in capital markets, had suffered, until recently, from a weak IPO market and several failed acquisitions.

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Kraft Heinz Picks Up A Millenial CFO

David Knopf, 29 years old,represents a new breed of millennial executives who have risen up the ranks at global companies.

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Kenyatta Reelected Kenya’s President Amidst Protests

Kenya has seenstrong economic performance and a growing middle class under Kenyattaover the past decade

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Mondelēz’s New Chief Must Navigate Change

The US based food giant announced that Dirk Van de Put will become the company’s new CEO in November. He will have to address changing consumer preferences like fresh over processed Food, organic ingredients and dining out

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Former Microsoft Executive Becomes Czech Finance Minister

Ivan Pilný’s economic leadership could be critical in the coming months, given theCzechRepublic'soverdependence on challenged European countries.

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From The Garage To The Cloud

Michael Gould, founder and CTO of Anaplan, a performance-management Cloud platform provider, visited Global Finance to discuss innovation in corporate software, the fast-growing need for data analysis, and how to turn an idea into a global company.

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US-China Deal Counters Campaign Rhetoric

Following the April summit the US and China achieved a 100-day joint action plan, a significant departure from Trump’s campaign rhetoric

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Are Clawbacks Coming Back?

After Wells Fargo forced two senior executives to pay back $75 million in compensation, other companies are rethinking clawback clauses—which experts say are effective governance mechanism.

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Starbucks C-Suite Shuffle Has Brand Impact

The Starbucks brand will be impacted by COO Johnson taking the top slot from CEO Howard Schultz, adding to pressure on the company.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Institutions Push Long-Term Thinking

A new movement is pushing back against short-term investment and narrow focus on quarterly earnings.